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Volha Nikalaichyk: We Will Pay More Visits To Department Of Corrections, If Needed

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Volha Nikalaichyk: We Will Pay More Visits To Department Of Corrections, If Needed

The activists demand to investigate tortures against political prisoners.

Activists and relatives of political prisoners came to the Department of Corrections today. They require an investigation of torture and threats against Ilia Valavik, Taras Avatarau, Mikhail Zhamchuzhny and other Belarusians who are behind bars on falsified charges. The participants signed a corresponding appeal to the leadership of the DoC.

European Belarus activist Volha Nikolaychik told the Еelegram channel “Basta” about how the visit ended:

“Threats, harassment and torture against Belarusians who are behind bars, not only political prisoners, but all the others, have gone beyond any limits. We have prepared a collective appeal from the public, the creative intelligentsia of Belarus, labor veterans, former military men, activists, in order to finally stop this mess. The officials took it from us, and promised to give information about what will happen to our appeal later, by 5 pm today.

Herein, we were not admitted to the office of the head of the Department of Corrections. Only his first deputy agreed to talk with the relatives of political prisoners. He promised to deal with the facts of violation of the rights of prisoners, which were reported recently. He asked the mother of Taras Avatarau several time why they, the relatives, had such a large “support group”, why there were activists and human rights defenders in the DoC office.

If torture, threats and bullying do not stop, if there is no investigation into the facts about which the public has already become aware, we will pay more visits to them.”

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